After the Train Accident between two passenger trains between the Kantakapalle and Alamanada Stations of the Waltair Division, 33 trains have been cancelled, 24 have been diverted, and 11 have been partially cancelled, according to Biswajit Sahu, Chief Public Relations Official, East Coast Railway, Bhubaneshwar.
Train Cancellation:
The October 30, 2023, departure of Train No. 08527 Raipur-Visakhapatnam passenger has been canceled.
Additionally canceled is Train No. 08528 Visakhapatnam-Raipur Passenger, which is scheduled to travel from Visakhapatnam on October 30, 2023.
The 29.10.2023 departure of Train No. 18518 Visakhapatnam-Korba Express from Visakhapatnam is scheduled to be canceled.
The 30 October 2023 departure of Train No. 18517 Korba-Visakhapatnam Express from Korba has been canceled.
The 29.10.2023 departure of Train No. 22810 Visakhapatnam-Paradeep Express from Visakhapatnam is scheduled to be canceled.
The 30 October 2023 departure of Train No. 22809 Paradeep-Visakhapatnam Express from Paradeep has been canceled.
The Rayagada-Visakhapatnam train, number 08503, scheduled to depart on October 30, 2023, has been canceled.
The 30 October 2023 departure of Train No. 08531, Palasa-Visakhapatnam, from Palasa has been canceled.
The 30.10.2023 departure of Train No. 08522 Visakhapatnam-Gunupur from Vishakhapatnam is scheduled to be canceled.
The 30 October 2023 departure of Train No. 08521, Gunupur-Visakhapatnam, is scheduled to be cancelled.
There will be no train 07469 Vizianagaram – Visakhapatnam MEMU Special departing Vizianagaram on October 30, 2023.
Rerouting Trains:
The disaster has been lessened by the rerouting of many trains along different routes. Among the trains impacted are:
On October 28, 2023, train number 03357 Barauni-Coimbatore Special Express left Barauni.
Tata-Ernakulam Express train number 18189, departing Tata on October 29, 2023.
Train 11020 Bhubaneswar-CST Mumbai-Konark Express, scheduled to leave on October 29, 2023, from Bhubaneswar.
On October 29, 2023, train number 12703 Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express departs from Howrah.
Howrah-SVM Bengaluru Duranto Express, train number 12245, leaving Howrah on October 29, 2023.
On October 29, 2023, train number 22808 MGR Chennai Central-Santagramhi is rerouted to go via Vijayawada, Nagpur, Raipur, Jharsuguda, and Kharagpur.
On October 29, 2023, train number 18046 Hyderabad- Shalimar express from Hyderabad will travel a detour that passes through Vijayawada, Nagpur, Raipur, Jharsuguda, and Kharagpur.
Train 22641 Trivandrum Central- Shalimar express will depart Trivandrum Central on October 28, 2023, although it will take a different route that passes through Vijayawada, Nagpur, Raipur, Jharsuguda, and Kharagpur.
The 28.10.2023 departure of Train No. 12504 Agartala-SMV Bengaluru express from Agartala would take a detour through Vizianagaram, Titlagarh, Raipur, Nagpur, Kazipet, and Vijayawada.
Train No. 18045 Shalimar-Hyderabad East Coast express will travel a detour via Vizianagaram, Titlagarh, Raipur, Nagpur, Kazipet, and Vijayawada when it departs Shalimar on October 29, 2023.
On October 29, 2023, train number 22855 Santragachhi-Tirupati express departing from Santragachhi will travel a detour that passes through Vizianagaram, Titlagarh, Raipur, Nagpur, Kazipet, and Vijayawada.
Train No. 12841 Shalimar-MGR Chennai Central Coromandal express will operate on a modified route via Vizianagaram, Titlagarh, Raipur, Nagpur, Kazipet, and Vijayawada when it departs Shalimar on October 29, 2023.
Train No. 12842 MGR Chennai Central- Shalimar Coromandal express will travel a detour via Vijayawada, Nagpur, Raipur, Jharsuguda, and Kharagpur when it departs MGR Chennai Central on October 29, 2023.
Short-Terminated Trains:
Train No. 20809 Sambalpur-Nanded has been short-terminated at Vizianagaram. It is scheduled to depart Sambalpur on October 29, 2023.
The Puri-Tirupati Express, train number 17479, which was scheduled to depart from Puri on October 29, 2023, has been short-terminated at Balugaon.
Train 07468 Visakhapatnam-Vizianagaram has been short-terminated at Pendurti. It is scheduled to depart Visakhapatnam on October 29, 2023.
The October 28, 2023 departure date of Train No. 11019 CST Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Konark Express has been shortened to Visakhapatnam.
The short route of Train No. 11020 Bhubaneswar-CST Mumbai would start in Visakhapatnam and travel to CST Mumbai from there.
Train No. 22884 Yesvantpur-Puri express, scheduled to depart from Yesvantpur on October 28, 2023, would terminate at Visakhapatnam.
The Tirupati-Bhubaneswar express train, number 22880, will short-term end at Visakhapatnam on October 29, 2023, as it departs Tirupati.
